Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
The Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Team is developing advanced technologies that can deliver safe and effective patient care – in the hospital, clinic or home – and also support caregivers and clinicians in their work. These new technologies use advanced techniques from the fields of artificial intelligence, robotics, computer vision and pervasive computing. The goal: to improve the delivery and outcomes of rehabilitation and healthcare delivery, and help people with disabilities and older adults to live more independently.
Team leaders: Drs. Alex Mihailidis and Jesse Hoey
Current projects include:
- an ‘intelligent’ powered wheelchair that uses an anti-collision system to avoid obstacles
- a robotic device to help stroke patients rebuild upper-body strength, being developed with Quanser Inc.
- an emergency response and fall detection system that uses artificial intelligence
- a smart walker equipped with wireless systems to monitor a patient’s daily activity
- a wearable sensor system that collects behavioural markers of Alzheimer’s disease